Padgett Powell
Padgett Powell is the author of six novels, including Edisto, a National Book Awards finalist, and You & Me. His other books include three short story collections and the essay collection, Indigo: Arm Wrestling, Snake Saving, and Some Things in Between. Mr. Powell’s honors include the Prix de Rome Fellowship in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Whiting Writers Award. He has been a writing professor at the University of Florida since 1984.